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Sale Fell
359m (1178ft)

The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England


Record Sale Fell as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered


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(No. 208)

Walk Sale Fell walking UK Mountains in The North Western Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbria, England

Sale Fell Summit

Photo: Stephen Collins

You can find Sale Fell & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Lake District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL4 The English Lakes - North Western area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


90 Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside


See Sale Fell and the surrounding tops on our free-to-access 'Google Style' Peak Bagging Maps:

See Sale Fell and the surrounding tops on our downloadable PDF Peak Bagging Maps:

NB: Whether you print off a copy on to paper or download it to your phone, these PDF Peak Baggers Maps will prove incredibly useful when your are up there on the tops and you cannot get a phone signal!


You can walk to the top of Sale Fell by using any of these 3 easy‑to‑follow route maps:
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Walk c398 Sale Fell from Wythop Church

Quick easy fell

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 2.5ml (4km)
Ascent:748ft (228m)
Time:1.75hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 2 Icon (Easy)
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Walk c325 Sale Fell and Ling Fell (Wythop) from Wythop Church

Quiet, lonely, little visited fells

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 7.5ml (12km)
Ascent:2,091ft (637m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 6 Icon (Moderate)
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Walk c360 The Lorton and Wythop Fells from Whinlatter Forest Park

Long walk on some of the quieter fells

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Vital Statistics:

Length: 14.5ml (23km)
Ascent:4,703ft (1,433m)
Time:10 hrs
Grade:Walk Grade 9 Icon (Very Hard)

Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Sale Fell Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Sale Fell

Iain Jones walked up Sale Fell on March 9th, 2024 [from/via/route] Wythop Woods - I

David Higginbottom climbed Sale Fell on July 4th, 2023 [from/via/route] Route 325 [with] Carolyn [weather] Good

Paul Messenger bagged Sale Fell on August 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] whythop [with] Jane Mary [weather] Clear some showers

Martin Hartshorne hiked Sale Fell on January 30th, 2022 [from/via/route] Sale fell & ling fell [with] finley [weather] Blue skies & clouds clear on the top, cold wind

Simon Myerscough summited Sale Fell on November 13th, 2022 [from/via/route] C325 - Wythop Church [with] Joanne [weather] Sunny & breezy - not a cloud in the sky - beaut day for it

Paul Macey conquered Sale Fell on July 28th, 2022 [from/via/route] cC325 [with] Luke [weather] Sunny

Christine Shepherd scaled Sale Fell on July 28th, 2010 [from/via/route] Walked from Wythop Climbed again from Wythop Church 27.04.2021 needed small easy fells as walking with a broken arm.Climbed again on 5.6.22 [with] On my own [weather] Cloudy but clearing.

Tony Halliday walked up Sale Fell on June 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked on roadside doing a circular wss as ok up sale fell & lung fell great views over to Scotland [with] My boarder terrier jimmy the Mrs sal and George and jimmy our other dogs [weather] The weather was warm start dry sunny no wind not too busy but with showers later not too heavy - A steady loop walk quite steep but great views

Richard Marchant climbed Sale Fell on April 27th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at Scawgill Bridge & went straight up Graystones & continued North to Ling Fell. From here I dropped down in to Eskin & up on to Sale Fell then returned Southwards to Old Scales Farm & worked my way up on to Broom. Traversed to Lord's seat & a quick out & back to Barf. From here I went around Ullister Hill & up on to Whinlatter Top on to Brown How & back down to the car. [with] On my Own [weather] Dry Day with Hazy views early doors although it did become sunny & clear in the afternoon, but stayed cold all day.

Jerry Snow bagged Sale Fell on February 21st, 2022 [from/via/route] Wythorp Church [with] Chris Newcombe, James Wood [weather] Overcast, turning brighter - Snowdrops in St Margaret churchyard

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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Sale Fell

The Northern Fells (Binsey (left), Blencathra or Saddleback and Skiddaw), Bassenthwaite Lake and The North Western Fells (Sale Fell, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf) from the summit of Caermote Hill

The Northern Fells (Binsey (left), Blencathra or Saddleback and Skiddaw), Bassenthwaite Lake and The North Western Fells (Sale Fell, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat and Barf) from the summit of Caermote Hill

Photo: Mike Walker (368)

Ling Fell from the summit of Sale Fell

Ling Fell from the summit of Sale Fell

Photo: Christine Shepherd (903)

Ling Fell (Wythop) from Sale Fell

Ling Fell (Wythop) from Sale Fell

Photo: Stephen Collins (58)

Sale Fell from Ling Fell (Wythop)

Sale Fell from Ling Fell (Wythop)

Photo: Stephen Collins (59)

The summit of Sale Fell

The summit of Sale Fell

Photo: Christine Shepherd (902)

Binsey and Bassenthwaite Lake from (the lower slopes of) Sale Fell

Binsey and Bassenthwaite Lake from (the lower slopes of) Sale Fell

Photo: Stephen Collins (56)


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